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From the Ethics of the Fathers: "He [Rabbi Tarfon] used to say, it is not incumbent upon you to complete the task, but you are not exempt from undertaking it."

On the above date, a group of us attended a public event at Golden
West entitled, “Islam 101”, in which the speaker, Nicole Bovey of the
Islamic Speakers Bureau of Orange County, a branch of the Islamic
Network Group, gave a sugar-coated presentation of Islam to an audience
made up mostly of Golden West students. When some of us, following the
protocol for asking questions, raised our hands, were recognized, and
asked more probing questions about Islam, one of the sponsoring
professors, took the first questioner outside and scolded him for asking
the question.

Then, during the break, campus police appeared,
and took another questioner outside and told him that he couldn’t ask
questions. Though there was no physical force used and everyone was
allowed to remain, it was a classic police state response that nobody
should expect in the United States of America. I should stress that
there was absolutely no disruption on our part. We were merely asking
tough questions that the hapless Ms Bovey was unable or unwilling to
answer in any straightforward manner. As it was, one of the professors
came to her rescue an hour before the scheduled end of the event and
announced the close of the evening’s activities.

This was
followed by a series of exchanges via email between many of us and
Golden West President Wes Bryan, Coast Community College Chancellor John
Weisphennig, and college trustees. One letter, penned by this writer, was co-signed by dozens of community members who were as upset as we were about the events of March 14.

To this point, we have received half-hearted apologies from the
President of Golden West, Mr. Bryan, who is retiring. The apologies only
concern closing the event early, but he has made no mention of the
campus police being called.

In addition to our complaints, we
have sent Golden West a request for the college to host an alternative
speaker who would present Golden West students with a different, more
critical view of Islam. I can't mention any names at this point, but we
are pursuing the matter vigorously. Up to now, we have been told that
there were problems with room availability and that "class
meetings" have been booked for the remainder of the academic year.

Last week, (April 11) a colleague sent a message to Weisphennig with
the above request. On April 13, Weisphennig sent a reply to the effect
that he had forwarded the request to Bryan to see if something could be
arranged for the spring. As of this writing, there has been no further
reply.

Now I would think that if the chancellor and the president wanted to make this happen, it would be arranged very quickly.

In addition, we have learned through very reliable inside sources that
Golden West is (surprise) a bastion of left-wing ideology, where
conservative thinking is met with hostility. Our own experience at
Golden West on March 14 would seem to confirm that.

So what we
have to this point from Golden West is an apology from the president
that the event was concluded prematurely before everyone had a chance to
ask questions. There has been no apology for a professor calling a
questioner outside and scolding him for his question. There has been no
apology for campus police being summoned and another questioner being
taken outside to be told that he can't ask questions. In short, no
apology for using police state tactics to take away people's First
Amendment rights. This cannot stand.

To those who have written
to Golden West or added your names to our letter, we are grateful. The
battle is not over, however. Golden West is apparently hoping that we
will go away and the incident will fade away and be forgotten. It is
also my suspicion that Golden West has no intention of allowing one of
our speakers to come and give a different presentation on Islam, not
based on hatred of Muslims, rather based on simple, verifiable facts. If
that is the case, then all of our voices must be heard. Once again, we
provide you with contact information for the appropriate officials.
Please let them know politely that they need to respect the First
Amendment of those who come to their campus and that they should expose
their students to all points of view regarding important issues of the
day.

The president of Golden West College is Wes Bryan. Email: wbryan@gwc.cccd.edu. Phone #: 714 895 8101.

Golden West College is part of the Coast Community College District. The chancellor is John Weisphennig. His email is: JohnW@cccd.edu.

They also have a board of regents whose contact info can be found HERE.

Gary Fouse is retired from the Drug Enforcement Administration (1973-1995). From
1998-2016, he was an adjunct instructor of English as a Second Language
at the University of California at Irvine Extension. During the last ten
years of that period, he was an activist fighting anti-semitism at UCI
as well as other UC campuses. He is also a member of the Counter Jihad Coalition in Southern California. He has his own blog (Fousesquawk) at http://garyfouse.blogspot.com, which deals with national and international issues from a conservative perspective. Source: https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/269938/golden-west-stonewalling-surrender-sharia-gary-fouse Follow Middle East and Terrorism on TwitterCopyright - Original materials copyright (c) by the authors.